Tottenham defender Cristian Romero has warned Daniel Levy that the club is falling behind their Premier League rivals due to a lack of investment.
Spurs are 11th in the top flight after losing 4-3 to rivals Chelsea on Sunday, a defeat in which they conceded two penalties and let an early two-goal lead slip.
Pressure is mounting on Ange Postecoglou, but Mail Sport understands he retains Levy's immediate support, despite understanding about the results.
Postecoglou's side have now won just one of their past seven games in all competitions and lost four, culminating in a poor start to the season.
Several Spurs managers have paid the price for failing to stem the decline in form, but Romero believes the hierarchy should place the blame on themselves for failing to squander the money compared to players like Manchester City and Liverpool.
Asked if Tottenham are suffering from limited spending and a lack of depth, the centre-back told Telemundo Deportes: “The truth is I wouldn't want to comment, but…”
'Manchester City participate every year, you see Liverpool strengthening their team, Chelsea strengthening their team, not doing well, getting stronger again, and now they are seeing results. Those are the things you have to imitate.
'You have to realize that something is going wrong, hopefully they realize that.
'In recent years it has always been the same: first the players change, then the coaching staff changes, and it is always the same people who are responsible.
'Hopefully they realize who the real people responsible are and we move on, because it's a wonderful club that, with the structure it has, could easily challenge for the title every year.'
Since Postecoglou's arrival in July 2023, Spurs have spent around £350 million but have failed to win any trophies. Since Levy joined the board in 2000, the club has won a unique piece of silverware: the League Cup in 2008.
Romero backed Postecoglou after Sunday's defeat, saying: 'He is a great coach. We saw it in the first season. In this second one we suffered a lot of injuries.
'Players are the first to be criticized, and if we lose ten games the staff can be changed, but no one talks about what actually happens.
'We are very happy with this staff, me and my colleagues. We like the way they work and the football they try to play. We're trying to move on quickly.”
Postecoglou is the fifth manager, including caretaker bosses, under whom Romero has played since arriving at Tottenham in August 2021.
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